I'm delighted to have work in the new anthology curated by the outgoing Washington Poet Laureate Rena Priest. A...
I Sing the Salmon Home
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Paul E Nelson Blog
AWP Off-Site Readings
AWP is again having their annual convention in Seattle in 2023 and an expected 10,000 writers are headed here. (Don't...
Acrostic for Halstein Stralberg
One of my greatest mentors in the Subud community, Halstein Stralberg, died on November 6, 2022 and was memorialized...
Shuri Kido Interview
What a blessing it was December 28, 2022, to interview Shuri Kido, the accomplished Japanese poet and Zen...
FLEXIBLE MIND poem 28-JAN-2023 If you arouse the thought of bringing
I was gifted another poem in the series FLEXIBLE MIND yesterday. That I am studying Zen now is a huge asset to this...
Negative Capability in Painting
I am delighted to have been accorded the pleasure of moderating a panel of painters on the subject of Negative...
Brenda Hillman Interview on In A Few Minutes Before Later
On December 12, 2022 I had the honor to again interview Brenda Hillman. This time it was on Zoom about her new book In...
For Mary Norbert Körte
I have finished creating podcasts with my two interviews conducted in October 2019 with the former Nun and poet Mary...
A Winter Solstice Reading
Over the past ten+ years my friend the poet and librarian Greg Bem has created some of the most inventive poetry...
Rainier Beach Arts & Crafts Market/New Chapbook
I am delighted to be part of the Rainier Beach Arts & Crafts Market, December 3, from 11am to 3pm, at the Rainier...
Interview with Beat Nun Mary Norbert Körte
This post, originally from November 5, 2019, has been republished in the wake of the death of Mary Norbert Körte at...
Open Mic/Workshop
Please join me for a free Poetics as Cosmology workshop/open mic where current and former participants will talk about...